Pencil-holder and envelop-opener.



D. ERIKSON.

PENCIL HOLDER AND ENVELOP OPENER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 11. 1916.

1 ,2]. 5,010. Patented F910, 6, 1917.

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' DAVID ERIKSON, OF DRAY'ION, NORTH DAKOTA.

PENCIL-HOLDER AND ENVELOP-OPENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 6, 191%.

Application filed May 17, 1916. Serial No. 98,139.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID EnIKsoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Drayton, in the county of Pembina, State of North Dakota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pencil-Hold ers andEnvelop-Openers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to attachments for pencils and the like and hasspecial reference to an improved pencil holder and envelop openercombined.

The principal object of the invention is to provide an economical andsimple device which may be attached to a pencil or the like and which,when so attached, will constitute a clasp for retaining the pencil inthe pocket of the owner and at the same time be provided with a devicewhich, when the clasp is in position on the pencil can be used as anenvelop opener.

With the above and other objects in view, as will be hereinafterapparent the invention consists in general of certain novel de tails ofconstruction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawing like characters of reference indicate likeparts in the several views, and

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device as attached to a pencil andshowing the manner of using the same to open an envelop;

Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the a device removed from thepencil.

Fig. 3 is a detail view of the blank from which the device is made.

In the construction of this device there is provided a blank having anelongated body portion 10, and on each side of this body portion betweenthe ends thereof is a latorally extending wing 11. The bowed end of thebody portion is provided with a sharp point as at 15.2 for the purposeof engaging in the wood of the pencil and preventing the device fromslipping. The rear or lower end of the body 10 has its extremity bentback as at 13 to form a knob which engages the clothing of the wearerbetween itself and the body of the pencil when in use. This blank hasone of the wings 11 punched as at 14 to provide perforations and betweenthese perforations the blank is struck up as at 15, to form a hinge eye.After the blank is formed the wings 11 are bent so that the body of thisblank, together with the wings practically forms a circle the ends ofthe wlngs being slightly spaced. It is to be noted that this part of thedevice is made throughout of spring metal or other desired springmaterial so that when applied to a pencil, the wings may grasp the sametightly and the knob 13 be effective in holding the clothing.

Extending through the perforations 14 and lying in the eye 15 istheshank 16 of an envelop opener, this envelop opener be ing formed ofwire and being first bent at an obtuse angle to form a lateral portion17 and then bent back to form a terminal portion 18.

Thus the bar has formed at its extremity a laterally opening V-shapedend or hook and the point of this hook lies closely adjacent to the sideof the pencil when the device is applied thereto.

When it is desired to use the device as an envelop opener the point ofthe arm 18 is inserted between the body of the envelop and the flap andthe pencil grasped near this point and moved along so that the arm 18tears the envelop open along the flap.

There has thus been provided a simple and etficient device of the kinddescribed and for the purpose specified.

It is obvious that many minor changes may be made in the form andconstruction of the invention without departing from the materialprinciples thereof. It is not therefoie desired to confine the inventionto the exact form herein shown and described but it is wished to includeall such as properly come within the scope claimed.

What is claimed is An attachment for pencils and the like comprising aspring material clasp consisting of a body portion arranged to extendalongside of the pencil and having intermediate its ends a pair of wingsbent into substantially circular form to embrace the pencil, a memberhaving a shank connected to one of the wings and having a hook at itsfree end, one of said wings having a pair of spaced perforations andhaving the material between the perforations bent to form,

a hinge eye, and a Wire member having one end passing through theperforations and held in the eye, the other end of said memher beingbent to form a laterally opening V adapted to lie with the extremity ofthe Wire close to the side of the pencil When applied thereto.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, 1'11 the presence of twowltnesses.

I. STEENsoN, KARL Nrrz.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five eents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. C.

